diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3d3a301e3..8d59176db 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ all: $(BIN)
 .PRECIOUS: $(BIN)
 
 define MAKE_template
-	$(Q) cd $(1) && $(MAKE) $(2) TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)"
+	+$(Q) $(MAKE) -C $(1) $(2) TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)"
 
 endef
 
 define SDIR_template
 $(1)_$(2):
-	$(Q) cd $(1) && $(MAKE) $(2) TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)"
+	+$(Q) $(MAKE) -C $(1) $(2) TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)"
 
 endef